How To Configure Joomla’s FTP File System Layer
Posted on 18 May 2010 by Abidoon
How To Configure And Enable Joomla’s FTP File System Layer read more………….. ***ONLY do this if you have errors after you have installed Joomla. These errors will likely first arise when you try to install a new extension, such as a new template. In fact, that is an excellent way to pro-actively test if you need to enable the FTP file system layer. Go to one of the Joomla theme clubs that offer some free templates, like Joomlashack.com, Shape5.com, YouJoomla.com, RocketTheme.com, etc, and try installing a free template. I show you how to install a new template at 5:15 in this tutorial: youtube.com If the install fails with errors, then, and only then, will you need to enable the FTP file system layer. Note that in this tutorial I make an new ftp account for my joomla instance to interface with, but I realize that some hosts (usually the free ones) don’t let you make new ftp accounts as they ONLY let you use the ONE ftp account that they give you. If this is the case, simply use THAT ftp account then. Also, make sure you adjust the “ftp root” setting appropriately. What it needs to know is “Where is the Joomla instance (the folder where joomla’s index.php file is, ie public_html) relative to the root of the ftp account. The root of most default ftp accounts is the parent of the public_html folder, so you will probably have to adjust by using the value “/public_html/” as the ftp root parameter. If in doubt, try “/” first. If joomla throws an error when you apply, try …
Hello I would like to ask you.: what I want to upload files to my site so that other people can download. what am I need here for? Thanks
Woah! Thanks Alex! making the root and tmp folders relative to Joomla was the answer – I was going crazeee!
When i try to enable FTP its says
JFTP::write: Bad response
JFTP::delete: Bad response
help me
Thanks MAn you saved me alot of time and taught me something for future success!
ahhhhh, right, rocketlauncher is like joomla plus all the rockettheme addons all packaged together and so it all gets installed when you install joomla.
just one thiing, at RocketTheme tutorials there is a video in which it explains how to install the rocketluncher and in that proccess he does not use the joomla extention instalation, even know u said it must be installed using joomla otherwise the database does not work?
Lol PIRATED sounds good but this one is genuine, i think i ve done it now.
thanks alot for your help.
joomla does NOT accept rars, so the rar is either a container that contains other compressed archives, one being the template, OR you are using a pirated template that someone has packaged as a rar when they SHOULD have packaged it as a zip, in which case simply unrar it and then zip it yourself. You can NOT simply ftp up templates, they must be installed proper through joomla (unless you know how to edit the db directly).
*there should be a templateDetails . xml file in the root of the archive
hi alex, how do i install a new template? i ve downloaded a new template and its in a .rar file but when i try to upload and install at the joomla Control panel it takes ages and doesnt seem to progress, could i do it with ftp program? and to where should i upload it? and do i need to upzip it then? u could make a quick tutorial >D
thank you
tiago
man, you are my hero
. Thnks!
FTP Root, U rule! I fought hours to solve it and now I did it in just 10 minutes, thanks!
thank you man you are the allbest tuto makers , i have big problem with ftp root and the host and finally it’s resolved by the super hero with host 127.0.0.1
thank you very much
you are the man!
i was getting crazy! and all bcos of the FTP root!!!
great video , I have been using WiiJii COM for my hosting, it’s all free, it’s like a 1gb space but there is no restrictions on bandwidth so I have been getting some websites put on there. like easy sharing, kind of cool, thanks again for the video , helped me out with some of the capabilities.
ty very much i wass about to brake my computer with a baseball bat.
)) ty very much helped a lot
Thank you! Wasted some time before seeing this video. I didnt get that the ftp path was relevant to the installation rather than absolute – all I had to do was delete public_html from the path and works a treat. Thanks for the video.
This worked like a charm. Found your video after Googling “Joomla template becomes unwriteable”. Brilliant work, great tutorial. Thank you so much!
tem = team (sorry, typing on my asus n10j netbook)
I also don’t know what you mean by “no code editor”. Joomla has many 3rd party code editors in addition to the included one. besides, the code editors are more for end users: Developers like me generally turn it off completely and use straight html. WHen you do that, the code is just as editable as any site, but becuase joomla with plugins is complicated, and because we didn’t write it, it can be hard to find what you are looking for. But, like I said, it takes time and experience.
for sure, joomla is terribly frustrating to learn, especially for anyone who already knows how to make web sites. BUT, if you invest the time, you will be able to make sites that you simply can not do independently, or even with a tem with a reasonable budget/time constraints. I have much experience using standard commercial and free javascript/php “libraries” and the joomla versions, while not as “powerful” are waaaaay easier to get up and running.
I hate Joomla with a passion. Why because it is so restrictive and has no code editor of any kind. Personally I would not even ever entertaining using it for this very reason. You cannot alter the HTML code very easily so you are stuck with the defaults you are given. Give me a traditional web programming tool any day.
How do you get to the HTML code in a page, I want to change something for somebody. there is no way to do it.
thanks man ur a life saver
Hey, thanks a ton for the video. I followed your instructs exactly, but for some reason I am still getting the error: The parameter file params.ini is unwritable! – When I change the permissions of that file it says it is writable, but then when i go to template manager and make an edit to the template I’m using it reverts back to unwritable. Anyone have a fix for this by chance? New to Joomla and love it, just need this fixed!
Hi Alex, Thanks for the help, I got my host to re-set all the permissions and make sure i had ownership off them, this seems to have solved the problem! thanks again for your help, and keep up the good videos.
Urghh! I just spent several hours working this all out, and now just AFTER I worked out how to do it, I find your video which explains it all more clearly than anywhere else on the net. Great video.